This document presents key messages from a synthesis of nine substantive research reports relevant to the community and voluntary sector in Aotearoa New Zealand, published between 2020-2024. It has been…continue reading
RECENT RESEARCH
Advocacy
He Whare, He Taonga: Hauraki Wāhine and the Fight for Housing Sovereignty
By: Paora Moyle
Published: 2025-03-12
Hauraki Māori wāhine, through Te Whariki Manawahine O Hauraki, are asserting their right to secure housing on their whenua, resisting a system that has long denied them stability, dignity, and…continue reading
Advocacy
Integrating Māori Ecological Wisdom and Civil Defence: A Contrasting Analysis of Vulnerabilities and Resilience in Hauraki Māori Communities
By: Paora Moyle
Published: 2025-01-31
This article explores the response of Hauraki Māori communities to the housing crisis in Hauraki, which was intensified by Cyclone Gabrielle. It contrasts Indigenous disaster response strategies with existing civil…continue reading
Community Development Emergency & Disaster Māori
Advocacy
“I know – that’s the system. The system is wrong”: Allyship and social justice in community interpreting from a service-user perspective
By: Agustina Marianacci
Published: 2024-12-30
Defined as the practice of gaining awareness and acting upon the oppression of marginalized groups, allyship can account for the power interpreters hold in systems of oppression and can contribute…continue reading
Advocacy Allyship Social justice
Ethnicity and Diversity
Webinar – CTA Community of Practice – Kia Tipu He Tipua: Evolving the Community Funding Model at Hāpai Hapori ki Te Tari Taiwhenua
By: Marlene Wilkinson, Leonie Matoe, Maria Ngawati, Hāpai Hapori ki Te Tari Taiwhenua
Published: 2024-11-12
Hāpai Hapori (Community Operations) provides Secretariat services for the New Zealand Lottery Grants Board, the Crown Community Voluntary Sector and a range of Trusts contributing to community, hapū, iwi and…continue reading
Advocacy
Uplifting Takatāpui and Rainbow elder voices : tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi
By: Dickson, Sandra. | Bennett, Tim | Bramwell, Nathan | Brown, Oriana | Cook, Catherine | Divakalala, Cayathri | , Fraser, Bex | Hickey, Huhana | Matheson, Lexie | Miller, Kathleen | Monise, Maluseu | Munroe, Hamie | Rodriguez, M
Published: 2024-10-31
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura, in collaboration with Rainbow Hub Waikato, set out to find out what life is like for Takatāpui and Rainbow elders. Underneath this broad question sat two…continue reading
Rainbow/LGBTQIA+ Takatāpui
Advocacy
Uplifting Takatāpui and Rainbow Elder Voices: Tukua kia tū takitahi ngā whetū o te rangi – Factsheets for Takatāpui and Rainbow community groups; Older persons family and whānau services; Central and local government, funders and policy makers
By: Dickson, S., Bennett, T., Bramwell, N., Brown, O., Cook, C., Divakalala, C., Fraser, B., Hickey, H., Matheson, L., Miller, K., Monise, M., Munroe, H., and Rodriguez, M.
Published: 2024-10-31
Hohou Te Rongo Kahukura, in collaboration with Rainbow Hub Waikato, set out to find out what life is like for Takatāpui and Rainbow elders. These factsheets highlight recommendations from the…continue reading
Rainbow/LGBTQIA+ Takatāpui
Advocacy
Webinar – CTA Community of Practice – Whakakotahitanga
By: Haami Harmer and Andi Crawford
Published: 2024-10-22
Haami Harmer and Andi Crawford present this webinar discussing their use of CTA in the review of and development of new guidelines and principles required for the diagnosis of Fetal…continue reading
Non-profit Sector
State Of The Sector 2024
By: Community Networks Aotearoa
Published: 2024-10-02
Community Networks Aotearoa has released its 2024 State of the Sector report, marking a decade of research into the not-for-profit sector. The report highlights persistent challenges, including increased demand for…continue reading